Title: Surprise, Surprise.
Pairing/Characters: Diego/Sid
Prompt:#3: Shut Up.
Rating: PG-13
Warnings: Slash, animal pairing.
Disclaimer: I do not own any of the Ice Age movies or the characters and settings involved in them.
Summary: "Well, surprise, surprise…looks like a certain Sloth knows how to make you shut up yourself."

"…Or maybe that cloud looks like a dinosaur…it kinda' has that dinosaur nose thing going…"

"Just shut up already."

"So you don't think it's a dinosaur, Tiger?" Diego sighed.

"I don't care what it is, just be quiet." They had been walking for three hours. Sid had been talking for five.

Diego still couldn't figure that one out – maybe his sanity was slipping from lack of peace. All he knew was that the Sloth would not be quiet for even a second, and it was getting on his nerves.

"Hey, Ellie?" Sid asked loudly, the lone female only a few feet away. "Diego thinks that cloud doesn't look like a dinosaur. Do you think it looks like a dinosaur?"

"Who cares if it looks like a dinosaur?"

"So says the mammal who knows I'm right and it is, indeed, a dinosaur." Sid stuck his tongue out. He screamed like a little girl when Diego snapped his teeth at his tongue, and ran forward. Diego smirked. "What was that for?"

"You won't shut up."

"Well, I thought we could all use a little conversation! It's what herds do, Diego." As the two mammoths continued on, ignoring the arguments (as the often did), Sid stood still, tapping his foot. Diego walked close to him and stared him straight in the eyes.

"Sid?"

"What?"

"Just…shut. Up."

"But I wanna' talk! What do I get out of being quiet when I don't want to be quiet?" Diego growled.

"How about this, I won't eat you if you shut up!" Diego said delightful, sarcasm not lost on the other.

"Ha-ha. Like Manny would ever let you eat m- ….Like Ellie would ever let you eat me!" He quickly corrected.

Diego's head hurt. Why was such a small, weak creature – meant to be his prey – so damn good at driving him crazy?

"Well than what do you want?" Sid froze, looking slightly shocked and slightly stupider. "Well?" Diego just wanted the noise to stop. At any cost.

"Anything I want?" Sid asked, the rest of the herd still walking ahead.

"…Anything. So long as you be quiet." The Sloth smiled big, cocking his head to the side the way Diego really liked seeing him do. It was…cute.

"Let me kiss you." … …What? "I will be quiet, if my lips get to kiss you. I think that should make them happy!" He mused, laughing to himself.

"Sid, be serious."

"I am. Now, come here Saber…Unless you want to hear me talk about what every rock we pass reminds me of." It was Diego's turn to be shocked. And frightened. He wasn't sure if it was in regards to the kiss, or the discussion he might have to have about rocks.

"…Fine." He agreed with a sigh. Sid licked his lips with a smile, and leaned forward. Diego watched as his eyes closed, unaware of the other eyes watching them. He could only guess what kind of kiss the Sloth would give him – probably sloppy and weird. He was both very surprised and excited at what he found out when those lips meant his cheek.

Sid's lips were soft, and gentle. And the kiss…was really, ireally/i nice. It was warm and he never wanted it to stop, but was still just a little clumsy enough to fit the Sloth. It lasted for only a few seconds, and Sid topped it off by giving one last small kiss on top of the first after he pulled away. The smaller mammal walked away with a giggle glowing in his eyes, hands clasped together behind his back.

"Okay…I'll be quiet now." Diego could only stare at the mound of snow a few feet away. Maybe if someone threw him into it he would cool down, but his friends had other plans. As Diego tried to take a breath he heard a soft crunching sound closing in on him.

"Well, surprise, surprise…looks like a certain Sloth knows how to make you shut up yourself." Manny's voice held his laughter, and made Diego come out of his kiss-induced coma.

"Uuhh…*ahem*…yeah, well, we just…you know…"

"Suuure, Diego." Responded one of Ellie's "brothers". The two small creatures and the large mammoth walked on, chuckling. The usually proud Saber grew red.

"…damn it…" Well, at least he enjoyed the kiss, he said to himself.

A/N: I think I deserve a pat on the back for actually remembering to post this...and if I wasn't so lazy and could actually turn my arm that much, I probably would pat myself on the back.